Utrecht, 13 January - The well-known trade shows Taxi Expo, Tankstation & Carwash Vakbeurs and Fleet Expo are joining forces and will take place at the Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs in Utrecht in 2023. This was announced today by organiser ProMedia and Jaarbeurs. The organisations recently signed a multi-year agreement for three years.
The trade fairs for the various sectors will take place on 15 and 16 November in Royal Jaarbeurs. Under the name Mobility Hub Experience, they will collectively cover more than 15,000 square metres.
ProMedia is the largest publisher of trade media in the Netherlands in the field of mobility. It operates titles including TankPro, TaxiPro, CarwashPro, OVPro, Automotive and Fleet&Mobility. "We find that the fields in which we operate increasingly touch and sometimes overlap," says Jelle Heidstra, director Mobility & Automotive at ProMedia. "In the transition to clean, emission-free mobility, we see 'Mobility Hubs' emerging: locations where different modes of transport come together around clean energy supply. Around these, a growing range of facility services such as shops, workplaces, eateries and car maintenance is emerging. These hubs thus form a hub for a variety of MAAS solutions."
By organising the various trade fairs simultaneously under the same roof, their overarching power in the mobility transition becomes even clearer. Heidstra: "The three events will each retain their well-known, unique identity for exhibitors and visitors, with their own exhibition floor and conference programme. But visitors can use their E-ticket to gain direct access to the other fairs, to increase their knowledge and network. At the same time, specific events for the public transport and car leasing industries are also taking place. Jaarbeurs, with its excellent accessibility by car and public transport, is the ideal venue partner for this."
Jeroen van Hooff, CEO Royal Jaarbeurs: "We are incredibly proud to host the three trade shows at Jaarbeurs and we look forward to making them successful editions together."
Tankstation & Carwash Vakbeurs
The Tankstation & Carwash Vakbeurs has been the largest trade fair for petrol stations, fuel, carwash and out-of-home food/non-food in the Netherlands and Belgium since 2014. Every year, more than 2,500 entrepreneurs, owners and managers visit both days of the fair. Besides the fair, there are knowledge sessions and other activities on and around the exhibition floor.
Taxi Expo
The Taxi Expo is the meeting place for the care transport and street taxi industry in the Netherlands. Every year, this well-known fair is the focal point for everyone active in street taxi, care transport, passenger transport and public transport. The National Congress Contract Transport is also the most important knowledge event for the sector.
Fleet Expo
Fleet Expo is the annual trade fair for everyone professionally involved in business mobility. Fleet owners and managers, mobility managers, buyers, HR professionals and leasing experts form the main target group. Besides an exhibition floor with all the trends and innovations, there is also an extensive conference programme.
Photo: Marcel Cazemier
